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The Vision of the Measuring Line

Zechariah 2:3

In 11 translations

BSB
Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him
KJV
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
WEB
Behold, the angel who talked with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him,
ASV
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
LSV
And behold, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going out to meet him,
YLT
And lo, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going out to meet him,
DBY
And behold, the angel that talked with me went forth; and another angel went forth to meet him,
DRC
And behold the angel that spoke in me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him.
GNV
And beholde, the Angel that talked with me, went foorth: and another Angel went out to meete him,
JPS2:7
And, behold, the angel that spoke with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
LXXE2:7
And, behold, the angel that spoke with me stood by, and another angel went forth to meet him,

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Original-language editions

WLC2:7
וְהִנֵּ֗ה הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֥ר בִּ֖י יֹצֵ֑א וּמַלְאָ֣ךְ אַחֵ֔ר יֹצֵ֖א לִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃KJV:Zech.2.3
LXX-Br2:7
Καὶ ἰδοὺ ὁ ἄγγελος ὁ λαλῶν ἐν ἐμοὶ εἱστήκει, καὶ ἄγγελος ἕτερος ἐξεπορεύετο εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτῷ,

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Zechariah 1:19So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he told me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
  • Zechariah 4:5“Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.
  • Zechariah 5:5Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, “Now lift up your eyes and see what is approaching.”
  • Zechariah 1:13–14So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me. Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for…
  • Zechariah 1:8–11I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses. “What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the…
  • Zechariah 4:1Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep.

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  • 2:7 in some Bibles
  • 2:3 in most Bibles

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